New season of Bradford Cathedral organ recitals celebrate music on the theme of ‘Global Connections’

The popular weekly free ‘Wednesday@One’ organ recitals return to Bradford  Cathedral after the summer break.

This season will feature a line-up of fourteen different organists, starting with Angela Sones from St. Alban’s Church, Birmingham on Wednesday 3^rd September 2025. 

The organ recitals are themed around Global Connections, which is the topic for the final season of events at Bradford Cathedral running from September - December 2025. Global Connections will celebrate the diverse and distinct place that is Bradford, and will close the year with a spirit of celebration, reflection and radical hospitality. 

The organ recitals begin at 1pm every Wednesday and are preceded by an optional  £5 buffet lunch at 12:30pm. 

The organ recitals are free to attend, though donations are welcome. The recitals  last around 45 minutes and those attending are also welcome to explore the  Cathedral before and after the recital. 

William Campbell, Assistant Director of Music at Bradford Cathedral, says: “We’re very much looking forward to the return of our Wednesday@One organ recitals. As ever, we have a wonderful line up of organists, and it’s the perfect way to continue marking the City of Culture year. The current theme is Global Connections, with a particular focus on music associated with the Global Majority.

As always, doors open at 12:30 for the famous buffet lunch at only £5, followed by the recital at 1pm. Do join us, and spread the word!”

For more information about the new series of ‘Wednesday@One’ organ  recitals, please visit bradfordcathedral.org.uk/organ-recitals

This season's organists in full: 

• 3rd September – Angela Sones (St. Alban’s Church, Birmingham)
• 10th September – Richard Cook (St. Edmundsbury Cathedral)
• 17th September – Chris Hughes (Freelance Organist)
• 24th September – Joshua Simoes (Hampton Court)
• 1st October – Geoff Woollatt (Bradford Cathedral)
• 8th October – Matthew Kelley (Hexham Abbey)
• 15th October – Michael Haynes (Hexham Abbey)
• 5th November – James D Hicks
• 12th November – Alex Woodrow (Leeds Minster)
• 19th November – William Campbell (Bradford Cathedral)
• 26th November – Luke Fitzgerald (Pembroke College, Cambridge)
• 3rd December – Tim Selman (Lincoln Cathedral)
• 10th December – Grace Middleton (Wakefield Cathedral)
• 17th December – Shaun Turnbull (Leeds Minster)